A bedroom from the Morrison Hotel as it used to be, showing furnishings to be auctioned.
As the Morrison Hotel Dublin re-opens as a DoubleTree by Hilton furnishings from the original hotel designed by John Rocha will be auctioned in a warehouse near Naas on March 9. The Morrison – one of several high profile hotels which came to market after Ireland’s spectacular property crash – was bought last year by billionaire Russian businesswoman Elena Baturina. A seven million euro refurbishment followed. The Morrison opened in 1999 and the auction by Matthews Auctioneers will include more than 400 lots of John Rocha designed furnishings and 150 lots from the hotel’s art collection. There are 68 paintings by Cléa van der Grijn and five sculptures by Patrick O’Reilly in a revenue clearance no reserve auction of over 1,000 lots. The location for the sale is Tougher Business Park, Naas with viewing from March 7.